Citrus mealybug
an adequate intake of protein, mealybugs must therefore ingest large quantities of sap, getting rid of the excess sugars in the form of honeydew. Charac [...] shorter than 20% of body length. They produce little wax, so that the light yellow to pink body is visible through its waxy covering. There is often a darker [...] melon and aubergine. Damage symptoms Although most species of mealybug feed on the aerial parts of the plant, some species extract their nourishment from roots